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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">The Project Browser</span></p>



  
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText"> enables you to navigate through the Enterprise Architect project space. It displays packages, diagrams, elements and element properties.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can drag and drop elements between folders, or <a href="dropobjectsfromtree.htm">drop</a> or <a href="pastingfromthetree.htm">paste</a> elements from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText"> directly into the current diagram.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you right-click on an item in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText">, you can perform additional actions such as adding new packages, creating diagrams, renaming items, creating documentation and other reports, and deleting model elements. You can also edit the name of any item in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText"> by selecting the item and pressing </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[F2]</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Project Browser</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> is the main view of all model elements in your model; use the mouse to navigate the project.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You can hide and show the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> by pressing </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Alt]+[0]</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Views</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText"> can be divided into </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="manageviews.htm">Views</a></span><span class="f_BodyText">, each of which contains diagrams, packages and other elements. A default View hierarchy is described below, but you can create different Views to suit your requirements:</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="608" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:608px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">Description</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="122" style="width:122px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Use Case View</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="608" style="width:608px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">The functional and early analysis View. Contains Business Process and Use Case models.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="608" style="width:608px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Contains State Charts, Activity and Interaction diagrams. The dynamics of your system.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="608" style="width:608px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">The Class Model and Domain Model View.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="608" style="width:608px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">A View for your system components. The high level view of what software is to be built (such as executables, DLLs and components).</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="608" style="width:608px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">The physical model; what hardware is to be deployed and what software is to run on it.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="608" style="width:608px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">A work area for other Views, such as formal requirements, recycle bin, interview notes and non-functional requirements.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Selective Collapse</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">When you are working on an expanded project in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText">, you might want to locate the parent element or package of an item, and/or collapse the structure under that parent element or package. To do this, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Position the cursor on an item within the element or package.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">!</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> on the keyboard to highlight the parent.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Press the key again to collapse the structure under that parent element or package.</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1"><a href="projectbrowseroverlays.htm">Project Browser Icon Overlays</a></span></li>
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